Retired Gen. Shelton Falls, Has Spinal Injury
Retired Army Gen. Henry H. Shelton, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suffered a spinal injury in a weekend fall at his home in suburban Virginia, military officials said.
Shelton, who stepped down as chairman Oct. 1, was listed in serious condition in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a hospital statement said.
Pentagon officials said Shelton, 62, fell off a ladder at his home Saturday. He initially was partially paralyzed, and still is weak in his right leg and both arms, the hospital statement said.
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